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N0. 443,28'7. Patented Dec. 28, 1890.

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SAMUEL LAZARUS, OF SHERMAN, TEXAS.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,287, dated December 23, 1890.

Application filed April 24,1890. 7 Serial No. 3 29,3481 (No modeh) T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LAZARU s, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sherman, in the county of Graysou and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Cars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of stockcars which are provided with dumping watertroughs; and it has for its object, first, to enable the weight of the water-laden troughs to be overcome and the troughs elevated in position simultaneously through the entire length of the car; second, to regulate the movement of the water-troughs.

My invention further consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, which will first be fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in per spective of a stock-car, showing the watertroughs and trough-elevating mechanism on its sides, and the troughs in a folded position between the standards of the car. Fig. 2 is a view of the car in cross-section, showing the folding troughs in a horizontal position within the car. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the troughs and trough-operating mechanism detached from the car.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a stock-car.

B B are the longitudinal and B the transverse floor-beams.

O is the floor of the car.

The walls of the car are composed of the standards D D at each corner of the car, and between said standards, attached at their lower ends to the beams B B, are the vertical standards D D ,which are placed a suitable and nearly equal distance apart in the longitudinal direction of the car. To the upper end portions of the standards D D, which are of a corresponding height, is attached the roof E of the car.

Upon the roof of the car is attached a raised walk E. On both sides of walk F and to the top of the car are attached two parallel feed and water tanks G, each one of which is divided in a longitudinal direction,by means of the vertical partition g, into two separate compartments 9 the outer compartment g being water-tight. The said tanks Gr extend in width nearly to the projecting eaves e of the car in one direction and to within a short distance of the walk E in the other, both of said tanks being comparatively shorter than the top of said car. Each of the tanks G is provided with a hinged cover 9".

Through the roof E of the car, forming the bottom portion of each tank G, and within the feed-tank g are made the vertical feed-openings g Through the roof E, under the bottom portion of the water-tank g is also extended the upper end portion of a water-distributing pipe 9 the other end of which extends in a downward direction on the inner side of the car, for the purpose hereinafter described.

Extending around the sides and ends of the car from the projecting eaves c downward a short distance, and attached rigidly to the outer side portions of the standards D D, is a border-plate II, which forms part of and closes a portion of the respective sides and ends of the car. Upon the outer side of the border-plate near the lower horizontal edge thereof is attached a rod 'i. Upon the inner side and extendingin the horizontal direction is a feed-rack I, which is composed of a series of separate bars t, the lower end portion of each one of which bars extend through the border-plate II and are looped around the rod 2', and the other ends extended in an upward direction toward the roof E of the car. To the upper end portion of said bars t" is connected a horizontal bar i I At one end of the side of the car, between the corner standard D and an adjoining standard D ,is the entrance K for the stock. Upon the outer side of the border-plate H, beneath the eaves e of the roof E, is attached a'horizontal track Upon track 70' are the hangers k k To the hangers 7973 is attached the upper end portion of the sliding door K.

Upon the side of the car and between the respective standards D D and D D is placed horizontally and in line with each other the ICC series of folding troughs L. Each one of the troughs Tl consists of a rectangular-s1taped water-t ight open box, having sides I Z and ends Z l',which extend within a short distanceof the standard I) contiguous thereto and bottom 7 and is secured between the opposing sides of two contiguous standards I) D in the following manner: To the outer surface of both end portions Z l of each trough L,in line with the bottom I and at a pointnearly equidistant between the sides 1 7, is 'iivotally attached at l one end of the vibratingsupporting-braces Z" 7", the other ends of which braces extend from their pivotal pointof attachment V to the trough l; a short distance beyond the line of the side I, and are pivotally attached to the respective side portions of the contiguous standards 1) l) at the proper height above floor 0 to place the tracks in line with the heads of the stock and at a point near the inner edges of the sides of said standards. To that portion of each vibrating end Z of the trough L which extends in an outward direction in respect to the side of the car is attached fiatwise one end of a lug I the other end of which extends in a direction diagonal to the lines of said ends a short distance beyond the upperedges of the ends Z. Through said extended end portions of each one of the lugs Z in line with each other is madeatransverse perforation Z. Through the series of lugs Z and the perforation I and extending nearly the entire length of the car, isa vertically-moving rod M, which passes through said perforations Z. Upon the outer side portion of each standard D is attached a guide N, which consists of a Hat bar, one end of which is attached to said standards at a point a short distance above the line of the bottom portion Z when at the point of its highest elevation.- The bar then extends outward in a horizontal direction a short distance from said standard, and is then bent at right angles and extended in a downward direction a short distance below the line of the rod )1 at the limit of its movement in a downward direction, and is then bent inward at right angles and fastened to the standard. To the outer side of the border-plate ll, above the rod 2'. and vertically in line with the standards D, are attached a seriesof guides o 0, which are also horizontally in line with each other, and in which guides is placed a sliding bar 0. To the border-plate ll, below the bar 0 at a point equidistant from contiguous standards D D, is pivoted a trough-elevating bellcrank lever I. To the upper end portion or arm 19 of lever P is attached a hook p, which extends over the bar 0. The lower end portion or arm 11 of the lever 1" is slightly longer than arm 1), and to said end portion is pivotally attached at 11" one end of an adjustable rod 2)", the other end f of which rod is screwthreaded. Around the rod M is looped one end 1' of a link R, the other end 2' of which extends a short distance upward. In the 1011- gitudinal direction of the link R and in the end portion 1" is a screw-threaded socket 1", in which socket: is adjustably inserted the screw-tln'eadcd end 12 of the rod 1 'L'pon the outer side of the bar 0, on both sides of the portion or arm 1) of the bcll-crankleverl, are attached the pins 0' 0*. To the borderplate ll are attached similar bell-crank levers I1." and links H, directly above each trough L, so that the power to operate the troughs will be equally distributed.

To the bar 0, near the end of the car opposite to the end having the entrance-door K, is pivoted the lower end portion of an operatinglcver S. To the border-plate ll, a short distance above bar 0, is attached a block s. Through the oi'icrating-lever S and into the block s is inserted a pin .9 which acts as a fulcrum for said lever. The upper end of the operating-lever 6 extends a short distance above the line of the roof E of the car, and to said end portion is hinged at s an extension S of said iever, which is bent downward upon the roof E of the car after use. Upon the root E of the car, directly above the lever S, are attached the curved guides T T, which extend a short distance beyond the eaves c of the car, and between which guides extend the upper end portion of the lever S.

Upon the outer side of the standards D l) and above the line of the guides N is attached in a horizontal position a hollow pipe U,which is tapped above each one of the respective troughs L and a small discharge-pipe u inserted. At both end portions of the pipe U are attached an elbow u, in which elbow is inserted the lower end portion of the watersupply pipe g.

In theoperation ofthe seriesof folding watertrou hs the end )ortion S of thee )eiatim -les 1 l a ver S is raised to a vertical position and forced in the direction of the end of the car having the entrance K, and by this movement the bar 0 is thrown in an opposite direction. The pins 0 upon the bar 0 strike the arm 1) of the trough-elevating bell-crank lever I, which vibrates on its pivot, whereby the lower end portion p is drawn in an upward direction. This motion of portion 1)" raises the rod M, and the outer end portion of each trough connected with said rod is also raised and the other end portion falls within the ear and is of the rod M. in an upward direction their tendency to be forced away from the side of the car is checked by means of the guides N, which enforce uniformity in movement and direction. Both in raising and lowering the troughs the power required is, as seen re- In the movement duced to the minimum, as the brace 7; sustains the weight of the troughs during their movement and the balance of the loaded troughs requires only slight effort to upset and discharge their contents. To counteract the shock incident to loose connections between thebars O and M the adjustable rod is disconnected from the arm 17 of the bell-crank lever P and its length shortened as the necessity requires.

Having fully described my invention,what I 110W claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the walls of a stock-car, of water-troughs folded therein and having pivoted vibrating supports and a pivoted trough -elevating lever having arms, guides upon the walls of said car, and a rod within said guides connected-with the end portion of said troughs retained within said walls, and alink connected with the said rod and one of the arms of said elevating-1e ver, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

2. The combination, with the walls of a stock-car, of water-troughs folded therein and having pivoted vibrating supports, guides upon the walls of said car, and a rod within said guides connected with the end portion of said troughs retained within said Walls, and a link on said rod, a sliding bar on the walls of said car, and a trough-operating lever connected with the said bar, a bell-crank lever having one portion connected with the said bar and the other with the link on said rod, substantially as and for the purpose described.

The combination, with the walls of a stock-car, of a water-trough folded therein and having pivoted vibrating supports, guides upon the walls of said car and a rod within said guides connected with the end portion of said trough retained within said walls, a sliding bar on the walls of said car and a trough-operating lever connected wit-h the said bars, a bell-crank lever having one end connected with the sliding bar, and a link having separate parts connected, respectively, with the said bell-crank lever and the said rod and adj ustably connected with each other, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the walls of a stock-car, of a water-trough folded therein and having pivoted vibrating supports, guides upon the Walls of said car and a rod within said guides connected with the end portion of said trough retained within said walls, and a link on said rod, a sliding bar on the Walls of said car having studs, and a trough-operating lever connected with said bar, a bellcrank lever on the walls of said car having one arm engaging with the studs on said sliding bar and the other connected with the link on said rod, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, with the walls of a stock-car, of a water-trough folded therein and having pivoted vibrating supports, guides upon the Walls of said car and a rod within said guides connected with the end portion of said trough retained within said walls, a sliding bar on the said wall having studs, an operating-lever connected with said bar and a bell-crank lever having one arm engaging the studs on said bar, and a link having separate parts, one of said parts being pivotally attached at one end to the arm of said bellcrank lever other than that engaging said studs and provided with a screw-threaded portion at the other end, and the other part of said link connected with the said rod on said trough at one end and having a screwthreaded socket at the other end adapted to receive the adjustable part of said link, for the purpose described.

SAMUEL LAZARUS.

Witnesses:

S. L. O. HAssoN, A. J. HUNTER. 

